Despite the opening this weekend of the summit road up Cadillac Mountain, there are some seasonal facilities at Acadia National Park that have yet to open because of ongoing disagreements in Congress over the federal budget. Much of the Park … Continue reading
I’ve written stories about fishing rope, so when I saw a photo this morning on the New York Times website of a woman sitting on a pile of it, I figured I should read the article that went with it. … Continue reading
I, like many people in and out of Maine, have been struck by the story of the North Pond Hermit. If you don’t know who or what that is, there are at least a dozen news articles, columns, blog posts … Continue reading
It’s been no secret that, while the economy has languished the past several years, one of the sectors that has languished the most is the housing market. Luxury homes, especially, have not been a hot commodity. One in particular, in … Continue reading
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association presented two awards to Maine Department of Marine Resources officials at the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport last weekend, according to a prepared statement released Wednesday by DMR. Marine Patrol Specialist Matt Talbot was given … Continue reading
Reality TV likes to film on Downeast Maine. The latest is The Colbert Report, which on Monday aired a humorous segment it filmed last month on MDI about a scallop fisherman who lost a delivery of scallop gonads to a … Continue reading
According to press releases and media reports, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration announced today at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport that it hopes to come up with the money needed this year to pay for at-sea monitors for … Continue reading
Not being a scientist, I’m not sure what it means (not that a scientist necessarily would), but a quick check of data collected over the past year by three NERACOOS buoys in the Gulf of Maine – B01, F01 and I01 … Continue reading
The first thing that struck me when I read about the four U.S. Senate committees that Angus King will serve on after he is sworn in on Jan. 3 is that the committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is not … Continue reading
This morning I got from Maine Department of Environmental Protection a list of mining sites in Maine and how many acres each site is permitted for. I sought out the info in writing about a proposed gravel pit expansion in … Continue reading
